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Quinceañera

Posted on July 26, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

If we live in Latin America, we would be celebrating Quinceañera for my elder daughter (and she would be requesting personalized gifts from us and her friends, LOL).

We are not party-givers though when we had only our elder daughter, we celebrate her birthday with a party every year. We celebrate the children’s birthdays quietly with a mass and a family dinner at the celebrant’s choice of restaurant. Sometimes I just cook special meals and we have dinner at home.

Lately I have been thinking if we are depriving our children the opportunity to have big celebrations for their birthdays, well, the big milestones at least like 7th birthday or 13th birthday. But then again, as long as they are not complaining and asking for it, we will continue with what we have been doing the past years. The budget for that party will just be for a more important obligation.

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Cupcakes Para sa mga Kaklase

Posted on July 14, 2010 by greenbucks| 2 Comments

Malaki ang aking dismaya sa Maynilad (na naman!) dahil noong Linggo pa kami walang tubig. Hay naku (insert roll eyes emoticon here) talaga naman.

Anyway, ayaw ko muna isipin yan ngayon dahil mas mayroon pang mga nasa kondisyong hindi maayos kaysa sa amin kaya hindi ko na lang itutuloy ang aking rant.

Heto ang ilan sa mga cupcakes na binake ko kahapon.

cupcakes

Ang aking unico hijo ang nagpakita ng pagka-dismaya dahil birthday namin ngayon at dapat dadalhin niya ang mga cupcakes na yan sa school para sa mga classmates niya. 30+ ang aking binake para sa klase niyang 22 na bata.

Bukas wala din sila pasok dahil kelangan pang gawin ang poste ng kuryenteng natumba malapit sa paaralan nila kaya wala pa silang kuryente bukas. Ibig sabihin hindi pa din tuloy ang kanyang mini-party.

Mabuti na lang at may kuryente na kami kaya inilagay na lang namin muna sa refrigerator para hindi mapanis kundi baka mapurga kami sa cupcake, hahaha.

Dismayado man siya at pati na din ako, isang pagpapasalamat pa din ang aming panalangin dahil sa kabila ng mga pagsubok sa buhay, nanatili kaming magkakasama, nagmamahalan at nagtutulungan.

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We Are Thankful

Posted on July 14, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Today is a very special day for me and my son. Yes, we were battered by heavy rains and strong winds last night brought about by the storm. We didn’t have electricity at the height of the storm till I don’t know what time today. We went out in the morning and just came back an hour ago and yey! electricity has been restored and we have net connection.

Water services is still a problem though since we haven’t had a drop since Sunday. Boo! Maynilad.

Anyway, we had so much on our plate today, literally since we ate out for lunch, ate out for dinner and brought home a cake.

This is one day that I think I really need those things that will not make me look like a peach (and not think about the side effects of diet pills) because this day was all about munching. And more munching.

More than the munching, we are thankful that we have survived another year stronger, healthier and happier despite the odds we face day by day.

Thank you Lord for my family. I love you son 🙂

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Clean as You Go

Posted on July 4, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

As I wait for the other family members to finish getting ready so we could go out and finish our weekend tasks (buying groceries, haircut, facial appointment for the blackheads) and Sunday mass obligation, I patter here and there tidying up.

Clean as you go is a mantra that people should practice. While the food is simmering and waiting to be cooked, wipe the kitchen counters. While the clothes are in the washer, there are a hundred more things waiting to be done and fixed.

Our home is far from being considered clean and neat. I just convince myself that as long as we have warm home-cooked food on the table, the children have clean and ironed uniforms for school plus have done their homeworks and projects, we have clean clothes in the closet and we can find where the house keys are, then we are good.

I really hope I will not stress myself out by saying:  “I need to clean out the extra closets and sort the unused clothes.” or “I have to remove all the books in the library and discard those that I can live without.” 😀

There is this interesting video: “How to Tidy Up in 15 Minutes“. Very helpful.

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Balik Eskwela

Posted on June 23, 2010 by greenbucks| 4 Comments

Pagbabalik eskwela ang akmang tema ngayong Hunyo.

Narito si Bunso, not exactly nagbabalik eskwela dahil pers taym niya pumasok sa isang pisikal na paaralan pero sa konteksto ng balik-eskwela, ganun na din yun 😀

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Aga namin no? Sarado pa mga classrooms, hehehe. Hindi dahil sa sobrang excitement yan kundi coding kasi kami kaya dapat maaga para hindi mapara ng mamang pulis. Tsaka ang travel time papunta sa paaralan at pauwi, nadagdagan sa sobrang sikip ng trapiko.

Maaga din ang dating ng mga anak ko sa paaralan, siguro 6:30 nandun na sila para sa 7:30 na pasok. First trip kasi sila kaya 5:30am, nandiyan na ang service. Kakapagod, pero mukhang enjoy naman sila kaya ayan, ang aga pa tulog na sila.

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